Presentation Sessions

The 21st Diné Studies Conference proudly presents the following presentations, films, poetry readings, panels, and workshops. Nearly 60 presenters covering topics on the Treaty, Law, Politics, Media, Literature, Education, Language, Identity, History, Culture, Knowledge, Workshops, Poetry, and more. These are organized into a comprehensive listing of five themes of the most recent and exciting research, work, and topics on the Diné. To join us and support Diné scholarship, register here.

The following are listed as concurrent sessions organized in the agenda as follows:

Session II: Media and Literature

Student Union Building Activity Room, Diné College

Friday, October 26

10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Photography in the Hweéldi Era

Panelists: Rapheal Begay, Curator and photographer, Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico; Devorah Romanek, Curator, Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico; Hannah Abelbeck, Digital Archivist, Palace of the Governors, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, NM. Moderator: Jennifer Denetdale, Ph.D.(Diné) Associate Professor, Department of American Studies, University of New Mexico.

1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Dine Literatures: Past and Future Perspectives of Dine Literature and Nation-Building through Writing